I’ve nothing much to say today (can you tell?). It’s hot and I believe my brain is cooked. Therefore, I shall back away carefully from the blog. Sudden movements may cause my brain to dribble out my ears.

The pattern reminds me of Barley. Barlycorn socks? Or a zipper. Zippy Socks? Or those tall gorgeous flowers on a long stalk that I cannot for the life of me remember their name and I even planted some this year — oh, I’ve got it, Gladiola Socks!

They make me think of fishbones, so in honour of the heat and colour of the socks what about Barbounia Socks, the Greek for Red Mullet, the most prized of fish and always eaten from the bones with the fingers!

How about Love Lace Ladders? You love the yarn, the pattern is lacy and it looks like a ladder (or maybe my brain is cooked too?). Also reminds me of those old time military coats….don’t ask me what they are called.

I had come up with Ripple, but couldn’t think of a word to add to the title. Then I saw the comments from Badger and April. I agree that “Raspberry Ripple” is perfect for these socks! You are an awesome knitter, and I really appreciate your blog. Hopefully you’ll get some heat relief soon.

What fun! It reminds me of corrugated cardboard, but that doesn’t suggest any good names. It also reminds me of the feather on the end of an arrow, so maybe Flèche, which is the name for that in French.

It also reminds me of those twisty cones of ice cream. Twisty? Swirly? Foster’s?

Wow, wow, wow, super-wow! What a wonderful pattern and color. Makes me think of pink salt water taffy (that kinda sorta tastes like Pepto-Bismol). I like a lot of these names, but Badger’s seems to describe both the color and the pattern to a “T” – RASPBERRY RIPPLE. Yep. I think that’s a good’un.

Last July in SoCal some towns (like Woodland Hills in the SFV) had 20+ days of temps over 100. I live on the coast, but it was still doggone hot and I do not have a/c(but I do have ceiling fans). This year, it’s a bit more tame, but for us our hottest weather is to come.. in Sept/Oct and Nov. (And sometimes Dec). Ay carumba. luv.m.

because of the season, the gorgeous colors, the swooshieness and of course in honor of the just released Simpsons movie I think you should call this particular sock something like “Summer Squishy” or something along those lines. I need to order that woll for my own socks. I love the colorway

It looks like parting water to me; Moses Socks? Red Sea Socks? Or, if you wanted to keep any connotations of religious reference out of it, something else that parts water…let’s see…Goodyear Aquatred socks? (er, ™, of course.)

My first thought was Firefighters, because the pattern looks like a ladder, and even though they aren’t the bright red you’d expect of firefighter-related stuff, the yarn name is almost appropriate. Firefighters are pretty cool, after all.

Dang! I guess it wasn’t just me thinking this… Berni beat me to saying it. I would call them “Phoenix socks” because with the flame like colorway and the kinda birdwing-y looking shape it just really reminds me of a flaming phoenix. I’m so disappointed I didn’t think of it first but I’m kinda glad I’m not the only one who sees that in the design.

Hi Wendy,
I’ve been reading for a while but have yet to comment. That is my favorite color pink and I think of a forest of “Pink Vines” when I see it knit up. Thanks for continuing to blog. You are my sock inspiration.

It reminded me of wings for some reason. Like geese flying south…up down, up down. You could call them the Updown socks or just simply Wings. Very cool pattern, by the way! I want it. Now. (stomps foot)

I immediately thought of licorice whips when I saw them, and then all of this talk about vines made me think of Red Vines (the licorice). Is it copyright/trademark infringement to name them Red Vines? Or what about Pink Licorice?

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